on december 17, 1903 in kitty hawk, north carolina, orville won the flip of a coin and immortality.ith two bounces, he was in the air where he hovered for 12 seconds at 31 miles an hour, covering 120 feet. but there were other early flying machines. some that taxied, and some that hopped. some that didn't do much of anything, and some that hey, watch out there! ♪ >> in 1907, the army recognized the potential of aviation and in 1909 purchased the first military plane. the u.s. army air service was founded under the supervision of the chief signal officer. early army pilots were assigned the task of testing and improving the pno wire and -- the piano wire and canvas air ships. they flew test after test, not all of the flights were successful. the first man to die in a plane crash was an army lieutenant. now, planes were getting bigger, by 1910, an unknown enthusiast named glen curtis was building and flying amphibians. by 1914, the fledgling army air service had expanded to several dozen planes. at first, planes were used only for aerial reconnaissance. but in time, bombs and then mac

kitty hawk could get coastal flooding. here is the latest from the it skirts past the coastline and should downgrade by sunday afternoon. it loops back around and turns into a tropical depression approaching the bahamas. we are watching the rain throughout the rest of the afternoon. some flash flooding is possible as well. it is eventually going to combine with the cold front. that will help push it out to sea. it means it will draw on the tropical moisture. we could see rainfall as far as new jersey and eastern long island and southeastern massachusetts tonight and update. >>> hurricane matthew tore through much of florida's east coast on friday. this morning, those residents are starting the tough job of cleaning up the damage that matthew left behind. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in st. augustine, florida with more. good morning, gabe. clean up time. >> reporter: stephanie, good morning. this is the oldest city, but today a ghost town. thankfully the waters receded, but uprooted trees and power lines. authorities are is asse

like kitty hawk, or like an f-35 fighter with all the technology poured into that. or halfway between? 1935 in aeronautics. >> liftoff? >> diesel engines. able to do really cool things. but over the horizon there is concepts like supersonic flights. >> reporter: one of the technologies just hatched is called gabrielle, google glass to gather data about surroundings, advises you how to react. like an angel on your shoulder, whispering advice instructions. this case trying to direct us to win a game of ping-pong. >> ruthless. >> reporter: but the possibilities go beyond bragging rights. what's the moon shot coming out >> imagine you are a police officer patrolling. something very bad is about to happen. just that extra half second reaction can really, really help you. if a shot is fired, and you want to see exactly where to go, this could really help you. >> it's the right decision and the velocity of the information? >> that's right. >> machines will be mr. effective helping us make the right decision if they understand us better. pantic professor at imperial college

and cape fear to kitty hawk. that push of water which increases the coastal flooding. here is the latest track. we will get an update later this morning. it is expected to weaken and move to a tropical depression before it loops around into the bahamas as we get into the end of next week. in the meantime, we are looking at heavy rain, torrential downpours and 5 to 9 feet storm surge. look at how far north it spreads. we have approaching cold front from the west. we will see rain across eastern long island and southeastern massachusetts. not because of the storm itself, but adding extra moisture. we will see the effects across the northeast. guys. >> dylan, thank you. we will get more from you throughout the morning. we want to get back to charleston, south carolina and see how the city is doing. john techlenburg is the mayor. good morning to you. >> good morning, sheinelle. welcome to charleston. >> thank you. we are looking at the pictures. heartbreaking to see. what do you see as far as the damage is concerned? >> first let me say how proud i am of the emergency oper

. >> this was taken from near kitty hawk. you can see the bend and broken power poles. homes and streets flooding. some buildings have significant damage. debris in some areas is almost completely covering the roads. >> they expect more people will need help as the waters rise. county. matthew comes weeks after they were decimated with heavy rain. >>> and a main route between greenville and raleigh system closed. water under the overpass spilled onto the road making it impossible to get through. drivers arenow utilizing back roads. >>> multiple areas of interstate 95 are closed throughout north carolina. one of those spot social security love. there the -- spot social security lumberton. there it's -- spots is lumberton. it's closed for several miles due to flooding. you can see pieces of wood and other items floating by. if i-95 is your regular right, all #traffic is forced to exit on -- northbound traffic is forced to excite onto us 71, and then take 551 to us 51, you can merge to i-40 then. southbound, traffic is forced off the interstate to us 421. you'll travel thr

we are heading straight to making history with our kitty hawk moment in q1 of 2017 the world will seeale hyperloop working with cargo. >> a lot of people said it wouldn't be done. you guys are working on it. shervin pishevar and brent callinicas now of hooperloop one. >>> up next, stocks in the green but off the highs of the morning. rick santelli, what are you watching today? >> i'm watching data. we had a lot of data today, on the surface it has a certain appearance. what we'll be talking about after the break, is how to use a shovel. see you after the break. >> let's check in with rick santelli and get the santelli exchange. hey, rick. >> hi, carl. you know, it's been a big couple of weeks for the markets, whether you are looking at stocks, which seems to be avoiding the down side today, which has been unusual as of late or those stubborn treasuries. you know, the break-out levels of 71, 73, 174, we've leapfrogged notices on a closing basis. it's going to be very important what we do today on a weekly basis. you prioritize closes. close the most efficient price of the day, and then

kitty hawk could get coastal flooding. here is the latest from national hurricane center. it skirts past the coastline and should downgrade by sunday afternoon. it loops back around and turns into a tropical depression approaching the bahamas. we are watching the rain throughout the rest of the afternoon. some flash flooding is possible as well. it is eventually going to combine with the cold front. that will help push it out to sea. it means it will draw on the tropical moisture. we could see rainfall as far as new jersey and eastern long island and southeastern massachusetts tonight and >> dylan, thank you for that update. >>> hurricane matthew tore through much of florida's east coast on friday. this morning, those residents are starting the tough job of cleaning up the damage that matthew left behind. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in st. augustine, florida with more. good morning, gabe. clean up time. >> reporter: stephanie, good morning. this is the oldest city, but today a ghost town. thankfully the waters receded, but uprooted trees and power lines. authorities are is ass

is it like kitty hawk and just developing a plane and beginning to understand? or is it like an f35 fighter with all of the technology that's been poured into that? or some way, halfway between? >> moore: that's a great, great way of describing it. my gut tells me we're about 1935 in aeronautics. >> rose: ah, that lift off, yeah. >> moore: we've got... we've got fantastic diesel engines, we... we're able to do really cool things. but over the horizon, there's concepts like supersonic flight. >> rose: one of the technologies just hatched is called gabriel. data about your surroundings and advises you how to react. it's like an angel on your shoulder whispering advice or instructions-- in this case, trying to direct us how to win a game of ping pong. >> ruthless! >> rose: but the possibilities go beyond bragging rights. ( laughs ) what's the moonshot coming out of this? >> moore: imagine you're a police officer patrolling and something very bad is about to happen. just that extra half-second reaction can really, really help if a shot is fired and you want to see e

cape fear up to kitty hawk, we could see 2 to 4-foot storm surge. that's the push of water tha flooding we see compared to a regular high tide. here's the latest track although we get an update later this morning. it is expected to continue its weakening trend and then eventually to a tropical depression before it loops back around, possibly into the bahamas as we get into the end of next week. in the meantime, we are looking at heavy rain, torrential downpours. that 5 to 9-foot storm surge, totals of up near 15 inches of rain possible. look at how far north it spreads now. we have an approaching cold rain across eastern long island and southeastern massachusetts, not really because of the storm itself but adding extra moisture. so we'll even see the effects across the northeast as well. guys? >> tough time, dylan, thank you. we'll get much more from you throughout the morning. >>> we want to get back to charleston, south carolina and see how the city is doing. john techlenbery is the mayor of what have you seen as far as the damage is concerned? >>

properties buried beneath feet of sand, look at these before kitty hawk, north carolina, showing the devastation there. abc's phillip mena is on the ground in lumberton, for us. >> robin, good morning. we are in the hardest hit neighborhood in the hardest hit town in north carolina. at least 20 dead and take a look. rescue crews are using these green tags making sure that everybody has gotten out just in time. this morning, the governor of telling residents the sky may be blue, but the danger from hurricane matthew far from over. >> everything is underwater. >> reporter: up to 18 inches of rain fell in the eastern part of the state. that rain plus runoff from the rivers now rushing toward the coast. >> try to get out as soon as we could. >> just i think about the people. >> reporter: stretches of i-95 and i-40 remain closed to traffic. >> i was scared. i was >> reporter: david feldman was driving from florida to new york when they detoured through lumberton. >> end up in the middle of this lake. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: he escaped but his wife of 30 year, one of the many s